This must be a tremendous experience. You've got the camaraderie of the small group of celebs, all of whom have a purpose to be there and who want to be there. You've got one-on-one teaching from really good teachers. You've got the team spirit where the job has to get done -- nobody gets left behind, and if one person falters, the others step up and get things done.

I look back at my own life, where working in groups is kinda like this season of Project Runway (this is only a mild spoiler, so I'm not tagging it), where a lot of the designers only want to do their own thing, everybody says "oh I hate working in groups", and instead of figuring out the strengths and weaknesses of the group and playing to the strength of all the members, everybody works hard at figuring how to cover their own asses.

If we could bring the mindset that I see on this show to our educational system, and our workplaces, then this country could kick serious ass.

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I just watched the first 2 episodes over the last couple of days and am really enjoying it.

I spent 3 years in the Army, and would totally love to go on this show. The only thing that I don't know for a fact I could do is the swimming with all the gear part. I wouldn't hesitate to try though. The rappelling from the helicopter and building is a breeze. Have done it many times. Shooting the grenade launcher and guns, also a breeze.

I will continue watching.

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The only thing that I don't know for a fact I could do is the swimming with all the gear part. I wouldn't hesitate to try though.

It's hard to imagine that they jump into the water without some sort of Buoyancy Control Device (BCD). Even SCUBA divers have this and they have ability to drop their weights very easily. They can also drop their tank, but probably loose the BCD when they do it. It doesn't appear to me on this show that the soldiers can release their equipment easily.

Do soldiers that do this have some sort of BCD?

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The rappelling from the helicopter and building is a breeze. Have done it many times. Shooting the grenade launcher and guns, also a breeze.

Hard to tell with the way these shows are edited, but it seemed he missed his first sniper shot and she landed her first as he was about to take his second.

The targeting systems they used on the boat (and I guess in other missions) would have been frustrating as Dean Cain pointed out - it seemed the weapons shot blanks while simultaneously releasing a laser pulse to trigger the explosive target. So if you were slightly off, you had no indication if you were off to the left, right, below, or above. I wonder if the official MILES system has this drawback as well.

One of our fellow Americans is dead, leaving behind a wife and two kids and presumably other friends and family who will miss him. And he was killed at a charity event while trying to help other people. I don't care about politics at times like this. It's sad - full stop.

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